Hello, I’m Lipika, and these are the Best Smartphones Under ₹20000 that you can buy in India at this moment. This is a really popular segment, and the good news is that there are just so many amazing smartphone options available right now.
So without wasting any more time, let’s get inside the article. By the way, there also have been some nice upcoming smartphones, which I mention as previous article, so make sure you read that after this post.
iQoo Z10
Okay, let’s start with the phone that has the best battery life among all the options around 20,000 rupees, the iQoo Z10, or the vivo T4. They’re basically the same phone.
Anyway, here you get a big 7,300 mah silicon carbon battery that can last you around two days on normal usage.
Here are some screenshots of the screen on time I got from it, and the backup this phone can give you is just mind-blowing. Plus, you get a 90-watt charging support here, and you get the charger inside the box, so you don’t have to spend extra on a compatible charger either.
Now, besides being a battery monster, the iQoo Z10 also has a nice big and bright display and a surprisingly slim profile despite having a huge battery. Its design is sturdy too, although I wouldn’t say it’s the most good-looking phone out there.
Now, performance-wise, you get the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset here, which means this phone feels pretty fast for regular social media usage and also gives you decent results while gaming.
The only thing you should remember is that this phone does not support 90 or higher FPS in PUBG or any other games for that matter.
I was actually surprised to find the primary camera here doing a really good job though. Uh, the photos from it have a pleasing enough color tone and good details.
Uh, I only wish the other camera, the secondary one, was an ultra-wide sensor rather than a useless 2-megapixel depth sensor, but I am not exactly unhappy with its primary camera, especially the portraits.
Then again, you have to remember two things before buying this phone. Number one, vivo’s Funtouch OS isn’t the cleanest or the most optimized, and number two, it only has a single speaker, which is just decent enough.
If only it had a stereo speaker setup, I think the iQoo Z10 would’ve been the perfect multimedia device.
Is iQoo Z10 a Good gaming phone?
Yes, iQoo Z10 isa good gaming phone in this price range, It has Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chipset which run games like free fire and PUBG smoothly.
Realme Narzo 80 Pro
But don’t worry. My next recommendation is a phone that is the best multimedia phone under 20,000 rupees, the Realme Narzo 80 Pro.
And the reason I have labeled it that way is because, A, it has a nice pair of balanced stereo speakers, B, the quality of its display is really good.
It’s a 10-bit display that can go up to 1,400 nits in the auto-brightness mode, and C, it has a good battery life with its 6,000 milliamp-hour (Mah) battery.
So if all you like doing on your phone is watching content, this phone is a safe bet. It has a good-looking design too. It looks almost similar to the iQoo Z10 with this circular camera and all, but, uh, the one thing you have to know is that this is significantly lighter than the iQoo Z10 and feels a bit more comfortable on the hands.
Also, there is both IP68 and IP69 dust and water resistance here, which is something you usually don’t get at this very price range. Its Dimensity 7400 chipset is also not bad when it comes to getting through your regular workflow, whereas for gaming, you can play games like PUBG at around 60 FPS.
The only difference I found here versus the iQoo Z10 is that Realme UI is slightly more optimized than vivo’s Funtouch OS. By the way, Realme also has OIS in its primary camera, so in case your hands are shaky, the possibility of a blurry image is higher on iQoo.
But then again, the normal camera performance on both the iQoo Z10 and the Narzo 80 Pro is almost neck and neck. Realme has a more vibrant output than iQoo, but the quality of photos is not bad on both the devices.
You also get 80-watt fast charging support here, and the charger is right there in the box itself.
CMF Phone 2 Pro
Okay, now let me talk about the most balanced phone under 20,000 rupees right now, the CMF Phone 2 Pro. Uh, it does not have the best performance or the best battery life, but CMF has optimized everything so well here.
For example, the Dimensity 7300 Pro that this phone has is capable of providing 120 FPS in BGMI, 90 FPS in PUBG, and supports higher-FPS gaming in some other games as well.
And you can see here, the stability in games is good too. Next, it has the most versatile set of cameras at this very price range.
Like, all the other brands are skipping the ultra-wide lens in this segment, but the CMF Phone 2 Pro not only has an ultra-wide lens, but it also features a 50-megapixel 2X telephoto lens, and the portraits that I have shot from it are quite nice with good skin tone and subject focus.
Um, if you click a lot of portraits, this is the best option under 20,000 rupees right now. Likewise, you’re getting the brightest display among all the other options, a unique semi-modular design, and the most number of updates that you can get at this price bracket, three years of OS and six years of security updates.
And surprisingly, its 5,000-milliamp-hour battery is pretty enduring as well. On regular usage, I was able to get around eight to nine hours of screen on time from it, which obviously is not as good as the iQoo Z10 or the Oppo K13, but good enough for normal kind of usage. Also, you get the 33-watt compatible charger inside the box, so that’s great too.
The only thing is, this phone lacks a good set of stereo speakers. Not only does it have a single speaker, but the quality of its single speaker is just plain average.
Oppo K13
Now, talking of another balanced all-rounder phone under 20,000 rupees, I would like to recommend you the Oppo K13. Hear me out. Here you are getting a bright AMOLED display that can go up to 1,200 nits in auto-brightness mode.
The Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 it has provides great performance. The phone feels really fast, and you get a 7,000-milliamp-hour battery whose endurance is almost the same as the iQoo Z10.
There is 80-watt charging support too, and you get stereo speakers, IP65 dust and water resistance, and the best part is, it costs slightly less than the other phones in the same price range.
Also, its primary camera performance is decent too, but unfortunately, it does not have an ultra-wide camera. But other than that, the Oppo K13 is like the perfect all-rounder at this price.
Uh, I only wish Oppo did not include so many bloatware apps, and this one is a bit heavier than all the other phones at this price, which might be a bit uncomfortable for some people.
OnePlus Nord CE 4
Okay, lastly, my bonus pick of one of the best options around 20,000 rupees is the OnePlus Nord CE 4. Uh, occasionally with bank discounts, you can get this phone at around 20,000 rupees.
And since the OnePlus Nord CE 5 is just around the corner, its price is likely to drop even further. It is such a good phone for the price with a nice looking design, Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 it has is more powerful than any other option under 20,000 rupees, and with its 5,500 milliamp hour battery, you will get good endurance as well.
Not to forget, OnePlus has one of the most optimized software, so this can be a good choice too. All right, everyone. That was all for my pick of the best phones under 20,000 in India right now. Let me know in the comments below if I missed any phone.
